What goes into a sidehop?

I was wondering. Is a sidehop like how long you have been doing it or
is it size. Because i have done 54cm but now im only doing 45cm. I
dont know if I am not practicing it enought or what like im only 4' 11"
so when im like 5'4" or something what should I be able to do.


I have a cousin who has just a regular unicycle and usally just cruises
around and some hops. And tonight he was on my cousins KH20 and did
45cm. He is like 5'5".


So i just dont know. So when im 5'4" how high do you think I will be
able to hop?


Thanks

Isaac


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isaac steiner wrote:
I was wondering. Is a sidehop like how long you have been doing it or
is it size. Because i have done 54cm but now im only doing 45cm. I
dont know if I am not practicing it enought or what like im only 4' 11"
so when im like 5'4" or something what should I be able to do.


I have a cousin who has just a regular unicycle and usally just cruises
around and some hops. And tonight he was on my cousins KH20 and did
45cm. He is like 5'5".


So i just dont know. So when im 5'4" how high do you think I will be
able to hop?


Thanks

Isaac



the hight you will be might increase a little but it is more of the
time you spend practicing.


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Yea basically what he said. Also I found for me it was a big confidence
issue I was kind of scared to land at a low angle, but once I overcame
that mine have got a lot better. Also for side hopping sets etc.. I
find that to more confidence than anything like I have done a 7 set
before a couple times, but the fear normally makes me mess up my
compression or I just don't pull enough. One last thing tucking it
close to your body helps. I bet if you practiced enough when your 5'5
or even now you could get some monster(6.5ft=) ones that is only a
(your height)couple inches shorter than skrobo I think so keep that in
mind. You will probably have to build up muscle in your legs of course,
but that comes with practice.


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I agree with torkerdx, as you get bigger you may be able to jump a
little higher but it is most certainly 90% practice and technique.
There are plenty of small riders who can jump way higher than larger
riders.


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isaac steiner wrote:
I was wondering. Is a sidehop like how long you have been doing it or
is it size. Because i have done 54cm but now im only doing 45cm. I
dont know if I am not practicing it enought or what like im only 4' 11"
so when im like 5'4" or something what should I be able to do.


I have a cousin who has just a regular unicycle and usally just cruises
around and some hops. And tonight he was on my cousins KH20 and did
45cm. He is like 5'5".


So i just dont know. So when im 5'4" how high do you think I will be
able to hop?


Thanks

Isaac


with awsome technique, over a meter......

with horrible technique, around 10cm


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Brian O. wrote:
I agree with torkerdx, as you get bigger you may be able to jump a
little higher but it is most certainly 90% practice and technique.
There are plenty of small riders who can jump way higher than larger
riders.


EX: Xavier Collos


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I agree its all about form and practice


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Brian O. wrote:
I agree with torkerdx, as you get bigger you may be able to jump a
little higher but it is most certainly 90% practice and technique.
There are plenty of small riders who can jump way higher than larger
riders.


+1

When you are taller you have more leverage and w/ SIF you can pull the
uni up higher. But when you're bigger you'll have more weight to pull
up.

If you can jump higher when you're taller, I agree that it will be -at
least- 90% do to improved technique from practice. Hop up lots of
stairs two, three, and four at a time.


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skilewis74 wrote:
Hop up lots of stairs two, three, and four at a time.



One of the biggest things, that someone already said, but I'll
reinforce is confidence. Tell yourself that you can do it, convince
your mind that what ever you're hopping on is not as big as your mind
wants you to think because of a lack of confidence.

A hop is basically you pulling your knees up to your chest. This is
what's called tuck. What helps you be able to tuck the uni underneath
you is your sense of timing. As Zack Baldwin used to say, it's all
about TUCK and TIMING. The quicker you force compression (the push off
from the ground you make before you go into the air), and then suck the
uni up under you, the higher you'll go more than likely.

The more you practice, the better your sense of timing gets.

When you start hopping onto bigger stuff, get that extra boost with a
pre-hop.

NOTE: this is all for SIF hopping. I'm not sure how you hop.


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The above part about timing and commpression is very true. I'm a good
example of it too. I am able to tuck the wheel all the way until it
touches my butt, however I can only manage a 2'-2'2" regularly. For the
past week, I have realized that i need to work on commpresing my tire
fully, and then springing up immediately instead of hanging out for a
split second and then tucking. Just a quarter of a second even can make
all that difference.


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